When someone twists the truth and reinvents history, with the sole aim of boosting the credibility of the speaker. The act is only done by people who have f****d-up badly, and are striving to save face.
That vile cow Deborah just Bollingered me again. I hope she rots in hell.
When someone is invited to speak at a public forum, and is then insulted and denounced by the person introducing them before they speak. Eponymously originated with vigor by Lee C. Bollinger, President of Columbia University when introducing the president of Iraq - Mohmoud Ahmadinejad.
"I was all set with my notes for the lecture and thengotflustered when I was Bollingered in the introduction..."
The phenomenon where an NBA sports journalist will irrationally choose the Memphis Grizzlies or a Memphis Grizzlies player in a matchup versus a superior opponent. This phenomenon occurs because of the success of one John Hollinger. He is the lone success story of a sports journalists crossing over into the front office of an NBA team. He is the Vice President of Basketball Operations for the Memphis Grizzlies and the the hero of all of his journalistic peers. Because of this, they will applaud and favor anything that he does in hope of his journalistic cinderella story becoming a similar happy ending for them.
Refers to the "constant 'n' consistent" attention and perseverance that you'd jolly well better maintain if you wanna be an effective (or long-lived!) gangster.
If Tony Montana had been more dillingerent instead of mostly just trippin' out on snow 24/7, he might have lived to a ripe old age.
Nickname given to bales of marijuana thrown overboard or out of airplanes. Origin is reportedly from members of the US Coast Guard in the area of Southern Florida.
A sunburn or suntan focused on the left arm. It is caused by the left side of the body being the only half that gets exposed to sunlight while driving. Presumably, it would be located on the right side of the body in countries where they drive on the left side of the road.
I had a trucker's tan after driving for 10 straight hours on a sunny day.
British slang for a scientist or technical expert, esp . when the speaker is not certain of the expert’s specific field of study. Not necessarily derogatory, but typically used by persons without a technical background. In the US, the equivalent would be “egghead”, “squint”, or “geek.”
Origin of the word is unknown. Started sometime in World War 2. Given the typical evolution of British slang, could easily have started because what these experts did was confusing or “baffling” to the common person.
When you have to pee in a movie but don’t want to miss anything, and must do the following mental equation: will the amount I have to pee cause enough discomfort to diminish my attention capacity for the remainder of the movie to an extent which is greater than the amount of the movie I would miss by making a mad dash to the restroom.
I saw Satantango last night, wonderful film but by the 5th hour I had to start doing peecalculus.